NSW pair fined for virus quarantine breach

A man and a woman have been fined $1000 each after the pair allegedly flouted their 14-day coronavirus self-isolation period following their arrival from Thailand.

Police said they issued a 22-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman with Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) on Saturday after speaking to the couple at an address in Hillvue, western NSW, where the pair had been required to quarantine for two weeks.

Officers said the pair, who arrived in Sydney on a flight from Thailand on Tuesday, had travelled from Hillvue to Boggabri on Friday where they came into contact with another person.

The two were each issued with a $1000 PIN for failing to comply with a direction under Section 7 of the NSW Public Health Act.